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Endoscopic Partial Thyroidectomy with Acupuncture-Assisted Anesthesia in Futu Point (LI 18): An Innovative Case

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    Xi-wei Zhang, Gang Liu, Hao Zhang, Li Sha, Lei Du & Jian-ping Huang

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Zhang, Xw., Liu, G., Zhang, H. et al. Endoscopic Partial Thyroidectomy with Acupuncture-Assisted Anesthesia in Futu Point (LI 18): An Innovative Case. Chin. J. Integr. Med. 27, 854–857 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-021-3456-9

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